respectively. Section 7 prohibits acquisition or
possession etc. of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition unless spe-
cially authorized by the Central Government in this behalf ... Section 2 of the Arms Act define 'prohibited
ammunition' and prohibited arms' respectively. Section 11 of the Arms Act
empowers the Central
Government in
this behalf."
16. In the definition clause prohibited ammunitions
and prohibited arms have been defined respectively
under Section 2 , sub-Sections ... notification in the Official Gazette,
specify to be prohibited ammunition;"
"(i) "prohibited arms" means--
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(i) firearms so designed or adapted
arms."
Rule 3 of the Arms Rules, 1962 prescribes that for the
purposes of the Arms Act, 1959 and the Rules, "arms ... excluded from the classification of prohibited bore
weapons, import of which is prohibited under the Indian
Arms Act . Some doubts also been raised
possession, etc.-prohibited arms or prohibited
ammunition in contravention of Section 7 . Section 7 prohibits possession
etc. of prohibited arms or ammunition it reads ... follows:
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“7. Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or
of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or
prohibited ammunition – No person shall-
(a) acquire, have
respectively.
Section 7 prohibits acquisition or possession
etc. of prohibited arms or prohibited
ammunition unless specially authorised by the
Central Government in this behalf. Clauses ... Section 2 of
the Arms Act define "prohibited ammunition"
and "prohibited arms" respectively. Section
11 of the Arms Act empowers
arms on the Board of the
flagship.
“The next line of enquiry is does the Indian Arms Act apply to the
presence of prohibited arms ... Arms Act for initiating
prosecution of the accused for commission of the offences punishable under
the Arms Act , namely, for possessing unlicensed and unauthorized
arms
thus committed offence of
possession of unlicensed and prohibited arms in contraventions of
Sections 3 & 7 of the Arms Act. He was also charged ... reads as follows:
" Section 7 - Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of
manufacture or sale of prohibited arms or prohibited
ammunition
No person shall
rule 3)
Category
Arms
Ammunition
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2
3
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(a) Prohibited arms as defined in
Section 2 (1) (i) and such other arms ... arms or ammunition and charges for fire-arms and
accessories for charges belong to the same category as the arms or ammunition.
The second category
shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited
ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be
punishable with imprisonment ... Section 27 of the Arms
Act, vide Arms (Amendment) Act 1988, the said provision penalized
the use of any arms and ammunitions for any ‘unlawful
bearing butt No. 362 and body No. W 7522 is a prohibited
Arm and the prohibited ammunition was used in causing the murder of
Khazani
